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這位在眾多愛爾蘭實力唱將中冉冉升起的新星

在發行自己的新專輯“In Love & Light”， Heidi Talbot 開始變得引人矚目。擔任愛爾蘭—美國的超級組合 Cherish the Ladies 的主唱有五年之久的她，憑著2004年的個人專輯“Distant Future”獲得了極高的聲望。Talbot 將她的才能發揮到極致，與眾多大腕合作，其音樂風格大膽而多元 。總的說，她的音樂受多種風格的影響，In Love & Light 將Talbot 精緻的表達和甜蜜而富有熱力的嗓音與多位大腕的精彩演繹相結合.




Heidi Talbot
In Love & Light
Alternative/Folk
2008/2/12
Compass Records
http://www.myspace.com/heiditalbotmusic
http://heiditalbot.com/



01.If You Stay
02.Cathedrals
03.Invisible
04.Bedlam Boys
05.Time
06.Glenlogie
07.Music Tree
08.Parting Song
09.The Blackest Crow
10.Everything
11.Whispering Grass
12.When They Ring The Golden Bells



Album Description
Look out for a new star in the glittering firmament of great Irish singers: with the release of her new album In Love and Light, Heidi Talbot is truly set to shine. Already well known to US audiences as lead singer with the Irish-American supergroup Cherish The Ladies, and following wide critical acclaim for her previous solo outing, 2004's Distant Future, Talbot now extends her talents over a broader, bolder musical canvas, in company with a stellar cast of guests.

From the Scottish traditional ballad "Glenlogie" to the vintage Ink Spots hit "Whispering Grass", and from Tom Waits' bittersweet classic "Time" to an old parlour hymn, "When They Ring the Golden Bells", In Love and Light draws from the full, diverse spectrum of influences that inform Talbot's exquisitely expressive, honeyed yet ardent singing. Complemented here by the likes of Eddi Reader, ex-Solas guitarist John Doyle, fiddler John McCusker and flute/whistle ace Mike McGoldrick, it's a voice that's drawn comparisons as varied as Norah Jones, Alison Krauss, Lucinda Williams and Mindy Smith, but which could only have emerged from Talbot's own particular talents and background. Other special guests include Boo Hewerdine, Kris Drever and Donald Shaw.

Recording information: The Farm.

Personnel:
Neil MacColl (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, autoharp);
Boo Hewerdine (acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, background vocals);
John Doyle (acoustic guitar); Andy Seward (banjo); John McCusker ...

Full Description
(mandolin, fiddle);
Fiona Stephen,
Greg Lawson (violin);
Kobus Frick (viola);
Donny Gillan (cello);
Michael McGoldrick (flute);
Steve Lockwood (harmonica);
Donald Shaw (accordion, piano, harmonium,
Hammond b-3 organ, Wurlitzer organ);
Ewen Vernal (electric bass, bass guitar);
Roy Dodds (drums, percussion);
Rosalie Deighton, Rosemary Talbot, Rosaleen Talbot, Eddi Reader, Kris Drever (background vocals).

Dirty Linen (p.57) - "There's a good range in the song selection, and Talbot shows she's able to put her own stamp on material....Talbot has a soprano voice that's at once light but substantial..."


The opener “If You Stay” is a simple acoustic tune accented with soft strings that compliments the delicate tone of Heidi’s voice. A cover of one of my favorite songs follows - Jump Little Children’s “Cathedrals”. Talbot’s rendition loses the haunting quality of the original with its faster tempo, but it’s still captivating and I’m just glad to see such a wonderful song getting some attention.

“Invisible” then drops down into an old-fashioned torch song. Heidi’s rendering of Tom Waits’ “Time” is more sweet than bitter. Talbot revisits her Celtic musical roots on the moody Irish tune “Bedlam Boys” and the traditional Scottish ballad “Glenlogie”. Kris Drever duets on “The Blackest Crow”, and Eddi Reader sings backup on “Everything”.

Talbot’s lustrous falsetto shines on the pair of covers that close the album. A melodic interpretation of The Ink Spots’ “Whispering Grass” is followed by the angelic hymn “When The Ring The Golden Bells”.